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The 2026 season promises to bring significant changes in partnerships between teams and bike manufacturers, both in the WorldTour and the ProTeams categories. Among the major changes, Bianchi is moving from Arkea-B&B Hotels (which is disbanding) to Bahrain Victorious, while Scott is returning to this level with the NSN team—the successor to Israel-Premier Tech—which is now operating under a Swiss license. Finally, Pinarello is strengthening its presence by becoming the title sponsor of a second team, Q36.5.
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After 13 seasons at this level, the Taiwanese manufacturer Merida is leaving the WorldTour. Long associated with the historic Lampre team and later with Bahrain Victorious, Merida is making way for a legendary Italian brand: Bianchi. The brand becomes the official supplier for Bahrain Victorious, after having sponsored Arkea-B&B Hotels, which will disband in 2026.
Another notable development: Scott’s return to the world’s elite with the NSN Cycling Team (the new name for the former Israel-Premier Tech). Scott replaces Factor and marks its return to the WorldTour after having equipped Q36.5 in recent years.
Uno-X Mobility’s promotion to the WorldTour allows Ridley to return to the big leagues by partnering with the Norwegian team.
Finally, the merger between Lotto and Intermarché-Wanty gives rise to Lotto-Intermarché, which retains Orbea as its supplier. This, too, marks a major return to this level for the Basque brand.
The complete list of bikes in the 2026 WorldTour
Alpecin – Premier Tech (Belgium): Canyon
Bahrain Victorious (Bahrain): Bianchi
Decathlon CMA CGM (France): Van Rysel
EF Education – EasyPost (USA): Cannondale
Groupama – FDJ United (France): Wilier
Ineos Grenadiers (Great Britain): Pinarello
Lidl – Trek (Germany): Trek
Lotto-Intermarché (Belgium): Orbea
Movistar (Spain): Canyon
NSN Cycling Team (Switzerland): Scott
Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe (Germany): Specialized
Soudal Quick-Step (Belgium): Specialized
Team Jayco AlUla (Australia): Giant
Team Picnic PostNL (Netherlands): Lapierre
Team Visma | Lease a Bike (Netherlands): Cervélo
UAE Team Emirates – XRG (United Arab Emirates): Colnago
Uno-X Mobility (Norway): Ridley
XDS Astana Team (Kazakhstan): XDS
Pinarello in the Spotlight
In the second division, the big surprise comes from Pinarello, which is making its debut as the bike supplier and title sponsor of the former Q36.5 team. The team, led by Tom Pidcock (who already has a personal connection to the brand through his time with Ineos), will be named Pinarello – Q36.5.
Other new developments: Cinelli joins the new Italian-Hungarian team MBH Bank Ballan Telecom Fort, and Factor joins the American team Modern Adventure.
The list of bikes for the 2026 ProTeams
Bardiani CSF (Italy): De Rosa
Burgos Burpellet BH (Spain): BH
Caja Rural – Seguros RGA (Spain): MMR
Cofidis (France): Look
Equipo Kern Pharma (Spain): Giant
Euskaltel – Euskadi (Spain): Quick Pro
MBH Bank Ballan Telecom Fort (Hungary): Cinelli
Modern Adventure (USA): Factor
Pinarello – Q36.5 (Switzerland): Pinarello
Team Flanders – Baloise (Belgium): Eddy Merckx
Team Novo Nordisk (USA): Argon 18
Team Polti VisitMalta (Italy): Aurum
Team TotalEnergies (France): Cube
Tudor (Switzerland): BMC
Unibet Rose Rockets (France): Rose
Toscana Nippo Rali (Italy): ?
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